Kankakee station

Kankakee, IL
General information
Location199 South East Avenue
Kankakee, Illinois
United States
Owned byCity of Kankakee
Line(s)CN Chicago Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport River Valley Metro
Bus transport SHOW Bus (dial-a-ride)
Other information
StatusRegular stop (Illini/Saluki)
Flag stop (City of New Orleans)
Station codeAmtrak: KKI
History
Opened1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Passengers
FY 202313,944[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Champaign–Urbana City of New Orleans Homewood
toward Chicago
Gilman
toward Carbondale
Illini and Saluki
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Otto Main Line Bradley
toward Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Map
LocationKankakee, Illinois, USA
Coordinates41°7′9.48″N 87°51′56.16″W / 41.1193000°N 87.8656000°W / 41.1193000; -87.8656000
Built1898
NRHP reference No.00000409
Added to NRHPApril 28, 2000

Kankakee station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. The station is a regular stop for the Illini and Saluki, and is a flag stop for the City of New Orleans, served only when passengers have tickets to and from the station. The present station was built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1897.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.